Lu Spriggs Web Sites for March 2002
- http://rd.com/computers/ Is it time to buy a New PC? This site lists the 10 best computer buys under $1000. Take a look!
- http://www.mcwhortle.com/ At this site, the FTC has simulated a stock offering scam to educate the public. Look to see how financial savvy you are!
- http://fearofphysics.com/ Visit this site for an easy to understand explanation of physics, in all its many forms.
- http://people.yahoo.com/ Here is a good site for email address looking.
- http://www.savingsbonds.gov/ Government "I" Bonds are indexed to Inflation, no state income taxes. Minimum denomination is $50, normal expected holding period is 5 years to avoid a 3 month penalty. If you invest before April 30, get an extra 2 percent interest.
- http://www.vornado.com/ Do you have a favorite spot that is a bit chilly? Vornado "EVH Intellitemp" is the heater rated BEST by Good Housekeeping Magazine. It is availanble for $100.00 + $6.92 shipping.
- http://www.howstuffworks.com/ Visit this site for an explanation of how everything works E-mail sub. is free. "Knowledge, the gift that keeps on Giving!"
- http://www.ambien.com/ Do you have trouble sleeping? This site will send you a free info kit.
- http://www.octavo.com/ Visit this site to view the ongoing results of scanning the Pages of the original Gutenberg Bible maintained by the Library of Congress. The project will eventually involve about 1700 pages, when it is completed.
- http://www.cdnow.com/ Before you buy a new audio CD, you can sample listen to any track (30 sec.). You do not need the "Real" music player, since the music is encoded in the .mpeg Microsoft) format.
- http://www.elephants.com/ Visit this sanctuary, in Arkansas, for "retired" female elephants.
- http://www.geocities.com/ufoengines/index.html/ Have you ever seen Tesla's Disk Turbine? Here is a good use for your unwanted (spam) CD's from the mail.
- http://www.lsfileserv.com/ Download AdAware (free) to "clean" up your system. It scans your system hard drives, memory and registry for spyware. From Lavasoft.
- www.grc.com/ Check out your System Security here by running "Shields Up" .
- http://www.shrimpmeat.net/ Look here for a name for your new Alternative Rock Band.
Try the following Search Engines:
- http://www.google.com/
- http://www.dogpile.com/
- http://www.altavista.com/
- http://www.inktomi.com/
- http://www.lycos.com/
- http://www.superpages.com/ (by Verizon)
- http://www.jordan-cats.org/ If you like cats, this site has web cams trained on their house cats, 24/7, Located in the U.K.
- http://www.elephantsanctuary.org/ Elephants in the Arkansas Okarks! Click on "skip intro". Riddle's Elephant and wild life Sanctuary.
- http://www.walkthewall.com/ Visit the Great Wall of China. The panoramic view takes about 2 min. to load.
- http://www.weatherbug.com/ Learn what the weather is like, either here or where you plan to go; by zipcode. It requires a free download of their software. This feature is only of use with a full time internet connection.
- http://www.doubtcome.com/ "Come on, Let's Be Honest", what are your doubts?
- http://www.orbitz.com/ Check this site for best prices on Travel. Use Browser4.+
- http://www.soundreach.simplenet.com/psp/ Pretty Strange Patents can be found here; over 100!
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